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A sudden micro-burst in Florissant did some major damage, all in a matter of minutes Tuesday afternoon. Witnesses said, if someone had been outside at the time it hit, it could have been deadly.
Ryan Claire saw the whole thing happen from the quarry near Highway 24 and Teller...

Nearly four hundred National Parks will offer free admission from April 21 through April 29.
That includes Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site near La Junta.
"All 397 national parks are great places to get some exercise while taking in spectacular scenery or learning something new," said...

The arrest affidavit for Karen Clark of Teller County has been released in a sexual assault case. Clark was arrested last week on one count of sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust and one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor....

On Saturday morning a man was seen driving a tractor near a lake in the Wilson Lakes subdivision in Florissant. A short time later a neighbor found him dead.
Investigators with the Teller County Sheriff's Office aren't talking, but friends and family tell us the man committed suicide. They...

The Teller County Sheriff says his investigators have made a major break in a sexual assault case in Florissant. According to Sheriff Mike Ensminger, deputies searched a property in the town on Thursday and were able to obtain a substantial amount of evidence.
He isn't saying much about the...

A seven-mile stretch of Highway 24 west of Colorado Springs is now open between Florissant an Divide. The closure allowed road crews to quickly replace a 73-year-old bridge.
The bridge work took only four days. The Colorado Department of Transportation had alloted two weeks for the work, but SEMA...

Did you enjoy zipping over Hwy 24 between Woodland Park and Colorado Springs without a cone zone? The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) finished its first bridge project in less than a week. Now, it's on to the next one.
This project, replacing Twin Creek Bridge between Florissant and...

A September 16 court date has been set to determine the meaning of the word "inhabitant." That word may determine the fate of the remainder of Kevin Dougherty's term as Sheriff of Teller County.
Dougherty's term is set to expire in 5 months, but his purchase of a home...

Highway 24 is currently is now open between Divide and Florissant after a serious two vehicle traffic accident.
The Colorado State Patrol says the accident happened just after 5:00 a.m. Sunday when a pickup truck going east crossed the center line and collided head on with an oncoming Toyota...

Florissant is under a water boil order for the next seven days.
An official with the water department there says that a pipe burst on Wednesday. There was so much water from the snow melt that crews had a hard time finding the leak. They finally found it yesterday....